First staged in October of 1600, Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice” is the oldest surviving opera. Peri, in sympathy with the majority of Florence’s musicians and men of letters, found inspiration in the spare and resonant stories of the ancient world.
Six years and an enormous amount of man hours have gone into the Muskegon Museum of Art expansion, which was completed in late 2024. In February, the museum (which has not shut down in the interim) will usher attendees into its expanded space.
Looking to mix live music with refreshing handcrafted beverages, but not interested in the usual bar open-mic scene? How about looking for an excuse to dust off your old fiddle or flute from high school? In that case, Pux Cider off Fuller and Michigan has just the solution: Drop-In Traditional Irish Music Sessions.
Arts exhibitions and performances have returned in full swing to West Michigan. This season, there’s absolutely no shortage of concerts, symphonies, plays, musicals, ballet, visual arts and beyond.
Arts exhibitions and performances have returned in full swing to West Michigan. This season, there’s absolutely no shortage of concerts, symphonies, plays, musicals, ballet, visual arts and beyond.
Since its premiere in December 1892, The Nutcracker has become a holiday staple, as closely associated with Christmas as are poinsettias, silver tinsel, and mistletoe. Who could forget the clockwork movements of the doll, or the battle with the Mouse King, or the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy? Or, for that matter, the directionally-challenged stripper who winds up at a wild holiday party?
There is just no stopping Mamma Mia!, the Swedish pop sensation ABBA’s jukebox musical, one of the longest-running shows on both the West End and Broadway that’s been produced the world over, in about 20 languages, since 1999, has a film adaptation and sequel, and until the end of time will find an audience of all ages screaming with delight.
What’s old is new again just in time for Christmas at Farmers Alley Theatre. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol may have been adapted so many times that every person you know has their own favorite version; and you may think there’s no need for any other iteration of this beloved tale. However, the play currently in production at Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo may convince you otherwise.
Wellspring/Cori Terry and Dancers’ Fall Concert of Dance “Food, Home, & Belonging” marks the beginning of a new season of collaborations as well as a seismic shift for the company. This 44th season opener marks the first performance for the company under new Artistic Director Marisa Bianan, a Wellspring dancer since 2018, who is taking the helm from Founder Cori Terry, their first performance in the newly-named Cori Terry Theatre, and a new collaboration with Chromic Duo as part of the 2024-2025 season of Fontana Chamber Arts.
Children know that failure is part of life. No one ties his or her shoes perfectly on the first attempt. Little by little, we improve; tying a shoe, impossible at the first try, soon becomes easy enough that we don’t even have to think about it. Failure, never comfortable, was necessary to get from there to here.
